“the Press has no band of critics who go the round of the churches and chapels, and are on the watch for a slip or defect in the preacher, to make a 'feature' in their article: the clergy are, practically, the most irresponsible of all talkers.” ChurchWatchesBandPressesCriticsRoundsFeaturesArticlesSlipsPreacherDefectsIrresponsibleClergyTalkersChapel Book:The Essays of George Eliot: Top Novelist Focus Source: The Essays of George Eliot: Top Novelist Focus
“The last time I talked to Axl was in 1996. That was the last time we exchanged any sort of words. There was a rumor that I talked to him a while back [and asked to rejoin the band]. I did go to his house one night, and I talked to his assistant about something that had to do with this lawsuit that we were involved in. But it got turned into something else. He went out and made a press release that said I actually spoke to him, which was all bullshit. I was really shocked.” MadeSaidLastsNightHouseInvolvedBandPressesReleaseSpokesBullshitLast TimeShockedRumorOne NightAssistantsLawsuitPress Release Author:Slash
“I was in rock music in London when it was the height of Brit pop, with The Kinks revival and Suede and Blur and Oasis, and all of those really great bands that were of a certain style. If I'd really been smart and commercially minded, I would have just got myself a blazer and some Stay Press and some Fred Perry tops, and just gone out and tried to do it like everyone else. Instead, I did this ridiculous thing of trying to do this music.” IfsTryingCertainGoneRocksStyleBandSmartPressesPopsLondonRidiculousHeightReally GreatRevivalRock MusicBlurOasisBritsKinkBlazersRidiculous Things Author:Gavin Rossdale
“I listen to everything. As I told you, sometimes I just want to shut off from music and be silent. Then I play a song and it's refreshing. It's almost like initializing yourself. Recently I was in South Africa doing a press day for my tour. I listened to this band called "Freshly Ground." They were doing a live gig there so that's the last thing I've heard.” WantSometimesPlayLastsSongHeardBandPressesSilentSouthSouth AfricaGigsRefreshing Author:A. R. Rahman
“My love is new music, I tend to go and see a lot of bands, while [co-producer] Mark Cooper spends his time reading the press. It's often the new acts that strike a chord, because they aren't seen on other shows.” ShowsReadingLove IsBandMarkPressesStrikesProducersChordsNew Music Author:Jools Holland
“When we started out we got a lot of positive press around the single 'Step Into My World', and a lot of Radio play. The single did really well, so we were in the spotlight straight away. I obviously had my history with Ride, but I didn't want to talk about that, so all the interviews centred around how I'd had these auditions and found the band members that way. I think people felt like that was not 'for real' enough or something.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantWellsRealEnoughPlayFoundFeltStepsBandMembersPressesRadioInterviewsAuditionsSpotlightSingle StepRadio PlaysBand Members Author:Andy Bell
“Sleater-Kinney's biggest momentum was from the press - that, second to Radiohead, they got more positive press than any other band in America in the 90s.” AmericaBandPressesMomentumRadiohead Author:Slim Moon